Southern Illinois Salukis
MVFC
4-8 (2-6 conf)
Ratings
2024
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -26.0
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- 17 (#174)
Schedule
record 4–8
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @BYU | +15.3 | 13-41 | -28 | L |
| 2 | @Austin Peay | FCS | 31-17 | +14 | W |
| 3 | vsIncarnate Word | FCS | 35-28 | +7 | W |
| 4 | vsSoutheast Missouri State | FCS | 21-38 | -17 | L |
| 5 | @South Dakota | FCS | 13-42 | -29 | L |
| 6 | vsIllinois State | FCS | 10-45 | -35 | L |
| 7 | vsNorth Dakota State | FCS | 3-24 | -21 | L |
| 9 | @Indiana State | FCS | 17-20 | -3 | L |
| 10 | @Missouri State | FCS | 17-38 | -21 | L |
| 11 | vsYoungstown State | FCS | 37-33 | +4 | W |
| 12 | @South Dakota State | FCS | 10-41 | -31 | L |
| 13 | vsMurray State | FCS | 62-0 | +62 | W |
Quarterbacks · 4
2024 · 44
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Jake Curry | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Hunter Simmons | SR | — | 215 | — |
| QB | 3rd | DJ Williams | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 4th | Michael Lindauer | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Jerrian Parker Jr. | SO | 5'10" | 195 | — |
| RB | 2nd | Jimmy Athans | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Willtrell Hartson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Jaelin Benefield | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Wide Receivers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Keontez Lewis | SR | 6'2" | 197 | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Vinson Davis | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Allen Middleton | SO | 5'11" | 190 | — |
| WR | 4th | Nah'Shawn Hezekiah | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Tae Marrero Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Jathen Jones | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Dayton Mitchell | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 8th | Ryan LaHood | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 9th | Cal Weidemann | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Ryan Schwendeman | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Miles Marshall | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Aidan Quinn | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Jake Parrella | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 1st | Dewey Greene IV | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Elijah Gunn | SO | 6'0" | 310 | — |
| DL | 3rd | Jamond Mathis | SO | 6'3" | 245 | ★★★ |
| DT | 1st | Devin Love | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 2nd | Amir Dwight | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Colin Bohanek | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Ben Bogle | JR | 6'1" | 221 | — |
| LB | 3rd | Shane Roth | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Louis Wilbert | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Nick Walker | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Stephen Green | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Chris Presto | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 8th | Miles Wash | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Sebastian Vargas | — | — | — | — |
| CB | — | Jeremiah McClendon | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 1st | Jamir Conn | JR | 5'11" | 180 | — |
| S | 1st | Iverson Brown | — | — | — | ★★ |
| S | 2nd | Ubayd Steed | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 3rd | Desman Hearns | JR | 6'0" | 194 | — |
| S | 4th | Cejai Parson | — | — | — | — |
| S | 5th | Vinny Pierre Jr. | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Ross Pedro | SR | 6'0" | 220 | — |
| PK | 1st | Paul Geelen | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2024 · pts/game
PPG For
22.4
PPG Against
30.6
Differential
-8.2
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2024
- Overall
- 4-8
- Home
- 3-3
- Away
- 1-5
- Conference
- 2-6
- Non-Conference
- 2-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 2-1
- Avg Margin
- -8.2
Situational Splits
2024 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 3-3 | 28.0 | 28.0 |
| Away | 1-5 | 16.8 | 33.2 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 13.0 | 41.0 |
| Conference | 2-6 | 21.1 | 30.4 |
| Non-conference | 2-2 | 25.0 | 31.0 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 1 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-5 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 4-8 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 7-4 | 4-4 | — | — | 1-1 |
| 2022 | 5-6 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 8-5 | 6-4 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 1-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 7-5 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 2-9 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 4-7 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 4-7 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 3-8 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 6-6 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
2-3 SU · 2-3 ATS · O3/U2
Betting Profile
2024 · 11 w/ line
| Straight up | 4-8 |
| ATS | 5-645% |
| Over / Under | 7-4 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 4-3 |
| As underdog | 1-3 |
| Home | 4-2 |
| Away | 1-4 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #171 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★11 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #169 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | #174 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #174 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | #151 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | #172 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | #230 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #194 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | #143 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | #137 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | #217 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2024
Portal in 6net +2Out 4
Portal avg stars (in / out)2.7 / 2.8
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Keontez Lewis | WR | 3★ | ← Wisconsin |
| ▲ | Vontrell Chairse | EDGE | 3★ | ← Toledo |
| ▲ | Jeremiah McClendon | S | 3★ | ← Florida International |
| ▲ | Will Hartson | RB | 3★ | ← Ohio State |
| ▼ | Branson Combs | LB | 3★ | → Wake Forest |
| ▼ | Mark Davis Jr. | CB | 3★ | → Vanderbilt |
| ▼ | Izaiah Hartrup | WR | 3★ | → Ole Miss |
| ▼ | Andrew Volmar | CB | 2★ | → Bethune-Cookman |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2024
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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